Philadelphia to New York in a Half-Hour

We can dream. Richard Florida on the bright future of fast, effective rail travel:

Philadelphia becomes a veritable suburb of NY, its commute time shrinking from nearly two hours to slightly more than a half hour. Washington-NYC and Boston-NYC become hour-and-a-half trips. San Diego becomes a bedroom suburb of Los Angeles.

This article available online at:

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2009/05/philadelphia-to-new-york-in-a-half-hour/17137/